I would suggest calling them. You get a good feel over the phone whether you would like to meet up or not. I booked in super early this time and that was lucky because my midwife turned down two girls due the same time as me, her back up midwife is away around my edd so she decided to only take on one client that month. We had a few phone calls before 12 weeks and then we met at 12 weeks to talk about her service and prices etc. My last HBM I called at 26 weeks, met her and employed her straight away. Two very different experiences.


Ringing cannot hurt, I would choose that over email, it is more personal.

Goodluck on your homebirth journey, there is a great homebirth thread here too, so I might see you there!